Warning to Hunter students and Faculty: Public Safety recently became aware of an internet scam where the web site, or e-mail, appears to be another Hunter member asking you to become a "secret shopper". In this scam the unknown person would mail you a check and request that you deposit it and immediately go out and purchase a certain gift card or product and mail it back to them. Within two days after depositing the check that was mailed to you the bank will contact you to say that the check was worthless or insufficient funds. Please be aware of these various internet scams.

This is a friendly reminder from the Office of the Dean of Students
regarding Hunter College's policy on using your OneCard while on campus
at Hunter College. These measures are in place for your own safety and
that of the Hunter community.

All members of the college community are responsible for having their Hunter OneCard with them while on campus at all times.

Your Hunter OneCard is non-transferrable and may not be used by any other person, for any reason.

Allowing other persons to use your Hunter OneCard to gain entry on
to Hunter's campus or to use campus facilities is a violation of Hunter
College's policy and may result in that person receiving a summons for
Trespassing.

Improper use of your Hunter ID may also result in your card being deactivated.

Bias and Hate Crimes

Bias or hate crimes are
crimes motivated by the perpetrator's bias or attitude against an individual
victim or group based on perceived or actual personal characteristics, such as
their race, religion, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, or disability. Hate/bias
crimes have received renewed attention in recent years, particularly since the
passage of the federal Hate/Bias Crime Reporting Act of 1990 and the New York
State Hate Crimes Act of 2000.

Bias-related incidents are
behaviors which constitute an expression of hostility, against the person or
property of another because of the targeted person's race, religion, sexual
orientation, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, or disability. According
to New York Penal Law Section 485, a person commits a hate crime when he or she
commits a specified criminal offense and either:

intentionally
selects the person against whom the offense is committed or intended to be
committed in whole or in substantial part because of a belief or
perception regarding the race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender,
religion, religious practice, age, disability or sexual orientation of a
person, regardless of whether the belief or perception is correct, or

intentionally
commits the act or acts constituting the offense in whole or in
substantial part because of a belief or perception regarding the race,
color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, religious practice,
age, disability or sexual orientation of a person, regardless of whether
the belief or perception is correct.

Examples of hate crimes may include, but are not limited to: threatening phone calls, hate
mail (including electronic mail), physical assaults, vandalism, destruction of
property, and fire bombings. Hunter College is required to report statistical
incidence of bias crimes on or around campus annually as part of the Jeanne
Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (the
Clery Act). Bias crime statistics can be found in the public safety annual
report or online in the Department's Public Safety Daily Crime Log.

Penalties for bias-related
crimes are very serious and range from fines to imprisonment for lengthy
periods, depending on the nature of the underlying criminal offense, the use of
violence or previous conviction of the offender. Students, staff or faculty who
commit bias crimes are also subject to university disciplinary procedures where
a range of sanctions is available both up to and including suspension,
expulsion or termination of employment.

In order to effectively
handle and investigate incidents of bias related crimes and prevent future
occurrences of such crimes, victims or witnesses of a hate crime are encouraged
to immediately report incidents to the Department of Public Safety by calling
(212) 772-4444. Please remember that any evidence such
as graffiti, e-mails, written notes or voice mail messages should be preserved.
The Department of Public Safety will investigate and follow the appropriate
college adjudication procedures. Victims of bias crime can also avail
themselves of counseling and support services through the Office of the Vice
President for Student Affairs.